St. John’s Abbey Gatehouse
St. John’s Abbey Gatehouse is a building in City of Colchester, Essex, England. St. John’s Abbey Gatehouse is situated nearby to the military installation The Colchester Garrison Officer’s Club, as well as near the grassland St. John’s Green.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colchester Castle and Colchester Town railway station.
Colchester Castle
Museum
Photo: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colchester Castle is a Norman castle in Colchester, Essex, England, dating from the second half of the eleventh century. The keep of the castle is mostly intact and is the largest example of its kind anywhere in Europe, due to it being built on the foundations of the Roman Temple of Claudius. Colchester Castle is situated 1,900 feet north of St. John’s Abbey Gatehouse.
Colchester Town railway station
Railway station
Photo: Monika, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Colchester Town railway station is on the Sunshine Coast Line in the East of England, and is the secondary station serving the city of Colchester, Essex. Colchester Town railway station is situated 990 feet east of St. John’s Abbey Gatehouse.
St Botolph’s Priory
Ruins
Photo: Jerzy Kociatkiewicz, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Botolph's Priory was a medieval house of Augustinian canons in Colchester, Essex, founded c. 1093. The priory had the distinction of being the first and leading Augustinian convent in England until its dissolution in 1536. St Botolph’s Priory is situated 990 feet northeast of St. John’s Abbey Gatehouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colchester and The Hythe.
Colchester
Photo: Lkcl it, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colchester is a city in Essex, East Anglia. Home to the University of Essex, the Colchester Institute and an Army Garrison, and with its attractive old buildings, Roman wall, castle and proximity to Constable country, Colchester is an interesting place to visit.
The Hythe
Suburb
The Hythe is an area in the southeastern part of Colchester in Essex, England, on the River Colne. Historically it was a hamlet. The Hythe was home to the Paxmans Factory which manufactured automobile parts.
Lexden
Suburb
Photo: Paul Shreeve, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lexden is a suburb of Colchester in Essex, England, lying approximately 1 mile west of the city centre. It has a public house called the Crown. The parish church of St Leonard's is dedicated to Leonard of Noblac, the patron saint of prisoners. Lexden is situated 1½ miles west of St. John’s Abbey Gatehouse.
St. John’s Abbey Gatehouse
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: City of Colchester, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.88553° or 51° 53′ 8″ northLongitude
0.90131° or 0° 54′ 5″ eastOpen location code
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Colchester Garrison Officer’s Club and St. John’s Green.
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